# N5211R: 1982 Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, registration cancelled 2017-03-06 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: March 6, 2017 - Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation - Airframe: [Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (registry code 4470706) - Engine: [Allison 250-C20 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (registry code 03020) - Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 1161D - Year built: 1982 - Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Multiple - Airworthiness date: November 21, 2001 - Certificate issued: April 22, 2003 - Last registry action: August 11, 2009 - Mode S code: A68F30 - Owner when cancelled: [Helibase LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELIBASE%20LLC) - Location: [Carroll Valley, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Carroll%20Valley) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 39.7691° N, 77.3868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17320, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5211R - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5211R - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5211R-2017-03-06 From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe. ADs and bulletins for the Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d.md ## Service difficulty reports (23) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR LS1R074930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R074930), Jul 20, 2001: MOTOR. NOISY. PART IS NOISY. - [SDR LS1R074924](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R074924), Jul 20, 2001: EXHAUST PIPE. CRACKED. PART IS CRACKED. - [SDR LS1R074922](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R074922), Jul 20, 2001: INDICATOR. UNSERVICEABLE. PART IS UNREADABLE AND UNSERVICEABLE. - [SDR LS1R073482](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R073482), Jun 19, 2001: EXHAUST PIPE. CRACKED. PART IS CRACKED. - [SDR LS1R073480](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R073480), Jun 19, 2001: SEAT. CRACKED. PART IS CRACKED. - [SDR LS1R073477](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R073477), Jun 18, 2001: SEAL. ROTATED. PART IS SEAL ROTATES. - [SDR LS1R073263](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R073263), Jun 4, 2001: INDICATOR. SHORTED. TACHOMETER IS SHORTED OUT. - [SDR LS1R072917](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R072917), May 9, 2001: CONTROL UNIT. INOPERATIVE. RADIO CONTROL INOP. - [SDR LS1R072741](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R072741), Apr 27, 2001: EXHAUST PIPE. CRACKED. PART IS CRACKED. - [SDR LS1R071915](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R071915), Apr 4, 2001: GEARBOX. LEAKING. PART IS LEAKING. - [SDR LS1R066561](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R066561), Mar 7, 2000: GAUGE. STUCK. GAUGE IS STICKING. - [SDR LS1R066558](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R066558), Mar 7, 2000: TRANSCEIVER. INOPERATIVE. PART IS INOPERATIVE. WILL NOT ADJUST VOLUME. - [SDR LS1R066436](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R066436), Feb 24, 2000: COMPASS. INOPERATIVE. COMPASS INOPERATIVE, WILL NOT HOLD HEADING SPINS. - [SDR AGQA065675](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AGQA065675), Jan 28, 2000: EXCITER. FAILED. EXCITER IS INOPERABLE, WILL NOT EXCITE. - [SDR AGQA065674](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AGQA065674), Jan 28, 2000: EXCITER. FAILED. EXCITER IS POWERLESS, WILL NOT EXCITE IGNITER. - [SDR AGQA065551](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AGQA065551), Jan 6, 2000: BEARING. WORN. BEARING WORN. - [SDR AGQA065549](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AGQA065549), Jan 6, 2000: VOLT REGULATOR. ERRATIC. FIELD VOLTAGE INTERMITTENT, OVERVOLTAGE CONDITION. - [SDR AGQA065545](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AGQA065545), Jan 6, 2000: TACH GENERATOR. FAILED. TACHOMETER/GENERATOR MAKES N1 GAUGE HANG AT ZERO.. - [SDR LS1R99107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R99107), Oct 7, 1999: SWITCH. FAILED. FUEL BYPASS CHECK. DID NOT MAKE CONTACT UNDER PRESSURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED. (X) - [SDR LS1R99104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LS1R99104), Oct 7, 1999: INDICATOR. ERRATIC. ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE ERRATIC. SOMETIMES HIGH AND SOMETIMES LOW. REMOVED AND REPLACED. (X) - [SDR 99ZZZX3287](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX3287), Aug 4, 1999: FUEL CELL. CRACKED. FUEL CELL HAS SLIGHT HAIRLINE CRACK IN TOP OF BLADDER AROUND PLATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED. - [SDR 99ZZZX2770](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2770), Jul 9, 1999: GPS. DAMAGED. NO LIGHTS OR ANYTHING, SOMETHING LOOSE INSIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED. - [SDR 99ZZZX2769](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2769), Jul 9, 1999: DAMPER. DEBONDED. DEBONDED AT OUTBOARD CENTER. REMOVED AND REPLACED. ## NTSB investigations (2) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ATL04LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA181), Sep 10, 2004: Hughes HU-369-D (N5211R), Waynesboro, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The tail rotor assembly failed due to a fatigue fracture of the input gearshaft in the tail rotor gearbox assembly, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor control and subsequent collision with trees. - [NTSB SEA94LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA094), Apr 1, 1994: Hughes 369D (N5211R), Rimrock, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION, THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE INABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTE AN AUTO- ROTATION LANDING BECAUSE OF THE LOW ALTITUDE. ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Accident 20040910030409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040910030409A), Sep 10, 2004: Hughes 369D (N5211R), Waynesboro, GA, Destroyed. (-23) On September 10, 2004 at 1315, acft N5211R, model HU-369-D, helicopter was involved in an accident while conducting power line maintenance. The acft… - [Accident 19940401007519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940401007519A), Apr 1, 1994: Hughes 369D (N5211R), Rimrock, WA, Substantial damage. Lost power in a hover. Autorotated too low and slow. Hard impact. Rolled over. Fuel tank was empty. ## Other aircraft with N5211R - [Cancelled 1980-09-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5211R-1980-09-22): Cessna 185, S/N 18503019, built 1976. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Houma Aviation Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOUMA%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INC), [Houma, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Houma) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.